Value from France and Spain

This month’s wine selections, found at Martin Wine Cellar, are budget-friendly yet don’t sacrifice quality or nuance. We’ve got a flinty Sauvignon Blanc, an impressive organic red blend worth more than its $12 price tag and a 92-point Spanish Grenache for only $7. These are all perfect wines for changing weather, upcoming festivities and the seasonal bounty that emerges this spring.

Dry and acidic, Sauvignon Blanc is the world’s most food-friendly white wine, with a range of characteristics that can include citrus fruit, grassiness or minerality. This one falls in the latter camp. It’s flinty and clean, with aromas of pineapple and spice. The wine is produced from grapes that grow near up-market appellations, including Sancerre, giving it high quality for its down-market price. It’s great with a range of seafood dishes and feta and spinach supper omelets. It’s also safe with vinaigrette salads, especially if they include sumptuous goat cheese. Click here to get more delicious wine picks.